German 1943 R. Schmidt Woodland Animals Mixed Media Drawing drying rack Francois-Joseph I (Emperor of the

Francois-Joseph I (Emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire)

namely some glue that oozed out a bit on the lower sections of both sides

boxes inside of boxes on top of boxes and so on

larger stencils are 2 1/2" tall and smaller 2" tall

Signed and dated what looks like 1908

German 1943 R. Schmidt Woodland Animals Mixed Media Drawing drying rack Francois-Joseph I (Emperor of theI'm completely charmed by this animal packed drawing, with its all over composition of creatures against solid black ink ground reminding me of some of my favorite Medieval tapestries (I've included one example in photos) and also hand painted designs on antique Chinese ceramics, ginger jars especially. And what a wonderful cast of creatures is it perhaps that owl in the tree and the wild boar best of all! some of them happily given little patches of